Florida, Osceola play role in ethanol-fuel research

Orlando Sentinel
Eleanor Foerste Special To The Sentinel
June 22, 2008

You may have noticed signs at the gas station to alert you to the ethanol content of our fuel. Soon, all stations in Florida will be required to convert to 10 percent ethanol.

This move is not to support farmers. It is to reduce our dependence on foreign oil as well as reduce carbon dioxide, particulate matter and other atmospheric pollution that is harmful to our health and contributes to global warming.

Ethanol is 100 percent (200 proof) alcohol produced from distilling sugars from some type of organic matter. The first organic sources were corn. Small amounts of gasoline are required to be added to make ethanol unsafe to drink.

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